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2012 National Book Award Winners Go Back to Press
The publishers of the four National Book Awards winners are all going back to press following their victories.
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2012 National Book Awards Go to Erdrich, Boo, Ferry, Alexander
The big winners at the 2012 National Book Awards ceremony were Louise Erdrich, Katherine Boo, David Ferry, and William Alexander.
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Canadian Governor General’s Literary Award Winners Named
Winners of Canada's Governor General's Literary Awards were announced yesterday.
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Canadian Nabs Top British Nonfiction Award
A Canadian author has won one of England's best regarded literary awards.
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Candace Savage Wins Canada’s Largest Non-fiction Prize
Author Candace Savage's prairie history Geography of Blood has won Canada's newest and largest prize for non-fiction.
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Shipstead Wins 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize
Maggie Shipstead has won the £30,000 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize for her debut novel, Seating Arrangements, published in June by Knopf. The book is a satirical look at the pretentions of New England society.
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World Book Night Names Titles for 2013 Event
World Book Night has announced its list of picks for its 2013 World Book Night U.S., as well its new honorary chairpeople, Ann Patchett and James Patterson.
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In Wake of Sandy, AAP Extends PROSE Award Deadline to November 9
The Association of American Publishers today announced that the entry deadline for the 2012 PROSE Awards has been extended to Friday, November 9 to accommodate those affected by Sandy. The original deadline was October 31. Complete entry information is available on the PROSE Awards Web site.
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Will Ferguson Takes Home Canada’s Biggest Fiction Prize
Will Ferguson wins Canada's $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
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Mantel Wins Booker Prize
Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Man Booker prize for Bring Up the Bodies. The author, who is published in the U.S. by Macmillan, is now only the third writer in the prize's history (after J.M. Coetzee and Peter Carey) to win the award twice.
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Mo Yan Wins Nobel for Literature
Chinese writer Mo Yan was awarded the prize for his works of "hallucinatory realism." PW has called him "one of China's most important contemporary writers." Read our reviews of his books.
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NBA Finalists in Young People’s Literature Announced for 2012
On Wednesday, the National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2012 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature.
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2012 National Book Awards Finalists Revealed
Of the 20 finalists, six were published by small, independent, or university presses.
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Shortlist for Canada's Big Fiction Prize Announced
The Scotiabank Giller Prize announced the five finalists for its annual C$50,000 prize today in Toronto.
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5 Under 35 Honorees for 2012 Named
The National Book Awards will celebrate this year's 5 Under 35 authors on November 12 at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn.
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Elmore Leonard, Arthur Sulzberger Win Lifetime National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation will present its 2012 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Elmore Leonard, and its 2012 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.
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Man Booker 2012: Which Finalists Can You Read in the U.S.?
The Man Booker Prize shortlist was announced September 11, picking three men and three women; two debut novelists and one former winner. But which books can you read right now if you live in the U.S.? Here's a roundup of the six finalists.
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2012 PEN Literary Awards Announced
PEN American Center has announed the winners of the 2012 PEN Awards. Winners include Susan Nussbaum for Good Kings Bad Kings (PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction).
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Thurber Prize Finalists Announced
The Thurber Prize for American Humor has selected its three finalists: Nate DiMeo (writer for Parks & Recreation), Patricia Marx (Starting from Happy), and Calvin Trillin (Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin).



